Software Development Engineer

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

 

The Opportunity

We're seeking an outstanding Web or Full stack engineer for Adobe's Firefly Boards team in Firefly, a Generative AI org. You will be part of a team of engineers working closely with other engineering teams on building, scaling, and securing the Firefly Boards product. You will contribute to building innovative user experiences for creative solutions by using the power of multi-modal LLMs from Adobe and its partners.

Firefly Boards is an AI-powered mood-boarding and ideation app that provides a non-linear infinite canvas. It enables a new generation of creatives to embrace generative AI and those who find the linear workflows of legacy software restrictive. Images and videos can be imported or generated using AI models and edited, remixed, iterated on, and organized flexibly, making it easier for artists to visualize and develop ideas on their own or in collaboration.

Ideal Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science
• 5+ years of product experience developing applications (web apps preferred)
• Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS and HTML
• Experience with Declarative User Interface (UI) libraries (such as React.JS, Lit, Vue.js)
• Experience creating web apps
• Experience driving sophisticated software architecture, design and development
• Experience creating and maintaining testable code
• Dedication to writing clean code and creating re-usable components
• Passion for learning, sharing of new ideas, and creative thinking to provide innovative solutions to challenges

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building Image, video and/or multimedia apps
• Experience with creating user experiences for LLMs
• Experience with development tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, lint, etc.
• Experience with improving performance and stability of the apps
• Experience with Accessibility (A11y)
• Experience with Localization
• Experience working in an Agile development environment

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $153,600 -- $286,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Oct 19 2025 12:00 AM

If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.

Massachusetts:

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